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1
Heliocentric means__________
Sun centered solar system
nothing
Earth centered solar system
man centered solar system
2
Which position of the earth would correspond to the summer solstice?
4
3
2
1
3
Which of the following shows spectral classes from hottest star to coolest star?
MKGFABO
OBAFGKM
OBAFKAM
MBGFAKO
4
Captions go where on a graph?
Top
wherever you want
Bottom
5
Which of the following has the brightest apparent magnitude?
Sirius -1.68
Rigel -1.43
Saturn -4.4
Polaris 0.37
6
When the Earth makes one revolution, this means ___________
both answers 1 & 2
all are incorrect
earth has completed one year
earth has made 1 trip around sun
7
Spring Tide occurs during which phases of the moon?
1st and 3rd quarter
Full and new
waxing crescent and gibbous
8
HR diagrams plot which two star characteristics?
Temperature and Luminosity
Temperature and mass
Distance and spectral class
9
A protostar will become a star when ___ begins which creates ___ that push gasses outward.
fusion : gravity
Gravity : solar winds
fusion : solar winds
10
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to earth and temperature decreases with altitude.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
11
90% of the stars in space are found on which part of the HR diagram?
White dwarfs
Red Giants
Blue Giants
Main Sequence
12
A solar eclipse happens when...
the sun casts its shadow on the earth
the earth casts its show on the moon
the sun casts its shadow on the moon
the moon cast its shadow on the earth
13
This is used to compare results against in an experiment.
Independent Variable
Controlled Variable
Control
Dependent Variable
14
This type of galaxy has arms and a dense center.
lenticular
irregular
elliptical
spiral
15
This image shows which type of energy transfer and where does it occur?
radiation:radiative zone
fusion:core
convection:convection zone
16
Which position of the earth would correspond to the autumnal equinox?
1
4
3
2
17
Type of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength.
x rays
microwaves
Radio waves
gamma rays
18
Which letters best represent convection within the atmosphere?
C and D
A and B
D and E
19
A scientific theory___________
may be changed with new evidence
is absolutely certain
is unchangeable
20
Constellations that we can see all year round are called________
stellar
permanent
circumpolar
seasonal
21
The image below best represents which vocabulary word?
Revolution
Precession
Rotation
22
Which of the following provide evidence for the big bang theory?
blue shift
presence of light elements
cosmic background radiation
pulsars
23
Which star will take this pathway as it lives and dies?
low
medium
High
24
Planet with no atmosphere and has the fastest revolution.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
25
Independent variable is ___.
What the researcher measures
What the researcher changes (what's tested)
what the researcher keeps the same
26
Which phase of the moon is being shown?
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
27
The amount of force needed to push a student on a skateboard relates to which law?
Newton's 2nd
Newton's 1st
Kepler's 1st
Newton's 3rd
28
Albedo is the amount of solar radiation that is
reflected
destroyed
absorbed
refracted
29
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is
water
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
30
Layer of the sun where energy is transferred in waves and moves outward in a random pattern
Radiative Zone
Core
Convection Zone
Photosphere
31
Cyanobacteria (stromatolites) converted CO
2
into O
2
through the process of ___
photosynthesis
volcanism
cellular respiration
decomposition
32
This celestial feature has such immense gravitation pull that light can't escape.
red giant
Neutron star
white dwarf
black hole
33
The distance between the crests of a wave is known as
wavelength
frequency
hertz
34
Who would most likely study the impacts of gas drilling on local water supplies?
Hyrologist
Geologist
Cosmologist
Astronomer
35
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
36
Gravitation pull of an object is determined by what 2 things?
mass and size
orbit and distance
mass and distance
age and size
37
A meteoroid which strikes the Earth's surface is called _____.
Comet
Meteorite
Asteroid
Meteor
38
Which two forces impact planetary orbits?
Inertia and distance
Distance and Mass
Gravity and Inertia
Gravity and Mass
39
Observed Red Shift of distant galaxies explains ___.
universe is not moving
Universe is contracting
Universe is expanding
40
The picture below represents which type of model?
Mathematical
Conceptual
Physical
